In the early morning of the first day of July, Xu Hongping was busy alone in the kitchen.
She washed the dishes and chopsticks, which made a "dang" sound when they hit the pot.
"Mom, you got up too early." Erfeng leaned against the door and said:
Xu Hongping glanced at the door and replied: It's still early! We're going to the market later, so hurry up and wash up.
Erfeng stretched and muttered: I want to sleep a little longer.
Xu Hongping responded: Didn't you sleep last night?
"Last night was last night." Erfeng walked out slowly.
Xu Hongping put the rice down in the pot and whispered: In the past twenty years, she has been used to getting up early with me. This situation often happens during this time, could it be!
She stoked the fire and said: You stinky girl, you dare to think but not to do it.
She buried her head, thinking that when she arrived at the market later, everyone would come over to grab the handkerchief...
"Mom, let me add fuel to the fire!"
Xu Hongping came back to her senses and said: You've finished washing up.
Erfeng responded: Yes.
"Erfeng, how many handkerchiefs have you sewn these days?" Xu Hongping asked:
"I'm sorry, Mom! These days, my eyes can't see the needle and thread clearly..." Erfeng called:
"Er Feng, what's wrong with your eyes!" Xu Hongping asked:
Xu Hongping continued: Otherwise! I'll go with you to see the doctor.
Erfeng replied: It's okay, my eyes will be fine in two days.
Xu Hongping responded: You are not a doctor.
Erfeng replied: I know my own eyes clearly.
Xu Hongping asked: Erfeng, how many handkerchiefs have you sewn in total?
Erfeng whispered: "Only 20."
Xu Hongping said angrily: Erfeng, you!
"We took it and sold it, and bought two kilograms of vegetables on the way." Xu Hongping lowered her voice and said:
"I want to go shopping." Erfeng called:
Xu Hongping shouted: "Bring the strainer over quickly, the rice is already cooked."
Erfeng handed the filter to Xu Hongping.
Xu Hongping took the rice and asked: Erfeng, what food do you want to eat? I'll do it for you later.
Erfeng responded: I want to eat eggs.
Xu Hongping said: Shitou also likes to eat eggs. I will boil two more eggs later.
The two phoenixes added to the fire and remained silent.
"Er Feng, go get the eggs, put the eggs..." Xu Hongping shouted:
"The eggs are in the rice vat." Erfeng ran out of the kitchen.
Xu Hongping said softly: The reaction is fast enough.
After a while, Erfeng came in with 4 eggs.
Xu Hongping cracked the eggs and called out: Are the eggs you eat also stewed in soup?
Erfeng replied: Of course, make soup.
"Lila" Xu Hongping poured the eggs into the pot.
"Aunt Tang, you fried the eggs so deliciously that my mouth watered just from smelling it." Shitou came towards me and said:
Xu Hongping smiled and said: Shitou, your nose is really good. As soon as I fry an egg, you will come.
Shitou turned around and said, "Aunt Tang, I'm going to wash up."
Xu Hongping raised her head and shouted: Shitou, walk slower.
Erfeng saw Xu Hongping smile slightly and asked: Mom, do you like stones very much?
Xu Hongping responded: I like him very much. He is just like your brother - a tiger with a tiger head and a tiger brain.
However, he is more eloquent than your brother.
pity! He does not belong to our family...
"Aunt Tang, have you finished cooking?" Shitou stepped into the kitchen and shouted:
Xu Hongping replied: Just stir-fry another dish.
Shitou called out: "I'll take this bowl of soup out."
"Shitou, I can serve this bowl of soup. You take out the pot of rice." Erfeng shouted:
"I lifted the rice, those firewood ashes!" Shitou responded:
"Shitou, please take the rice away quickly." Xu Hongping covered the pot lid and said:
The stone came close to the cauldron, lifted the cauldron and walked away slowly.
He walked into the living room and placed the cauldron gently.
He was sitting on a stool - in a daze.
"Stone, what's on the wall! You look so fascinated!" Erfeng held the soup and said:
Shitou glanced ahead and said: Sister Erfeng, the soup is too full.
Xu Hongping followed behind and shouted: Erfeng also wanted to eat eggs. I deliberately beat two more and put less salt than usual. I don't know! How it tastes!
Shitou replied: The food cooked by Aunt Tang must be delicious.
"Shitou, most of the reason why I like you is because of this mouth." Xu Hongping continued:
"That's it! Apart from this mouth, I am useless elsewhere." Shitou replied:
Xu Hongping said with a smile: Not only can you speak, but you can also talk, as if your mouth is covered with honey!
Shitou said: "Aunt Tang, you said I was flattering you. The food you cook is indeed delicious. It is absolutely no different from those restaurants outside."
Xu Hongping laughed and said: I think so. I will open a restaurant in the future.
Shitou smiled and said: I have thought about the path we will take in the future.
Xu Hongping asked: Shitou, who can cook delicious food between me and your mother?
Shitou scratched his temples and said: This is it! All delicious.
"Haha~"
"Mom, Shitou, we have dinner. We have to rush to the market after dinner." Erfeng shouted:
"The rice has been served and is cold." Xu Hongping picked up the bowls and chopsticks and called out:
"Mom, I won't help you pick it up. You can eat whatever you want." Erfeng kept ladling soup into the stone bowl.
Xu Hongping held her rice in her hands and muttered silently, "Girl, you are so obsessed with this!" For a man, you actually left your own mother aside.
Soon, Xu Hongping put down her bowls and chopsticks and said, "I'm going to feed the pigs."
Shitou responded: Aunt Tang, let me go.
Xu Hongping replied: Just eat your food and I will go.
She walked into the kitchen, picked up the bucket and strode forward.
She walked to the door of the pigsty.
She looked around subconsciously.
She stepped into the pigsty, and the pigs in the pigsty whirled "Lulu".
She walked over - poured the pig food and cursed: dead pig, dead pig, damn pig, there are two big buckets of food here, you guys grab a piece of it.
Suddenly, there was a noise nearby, and it was obvious that something fell to the ground.
Xu Hongping stopped what she was doing and looked around.
Xu Hongping moved her feet and muttered: What's going on! Where did the sound come from!
When she walked to the door of the fifth empty pigsty.
She saw a handful of straw lying across the empty pigsty.
She patted her chest and whispered: It scared me to death.
She knelt down to carry the straw.
She stacked the straw and turned to leave.
Just as she turned around.
She saw a round nest ahead.
She walked toward the nest, looking back and forth.
She looked at it: These dying pigs would not sleep in the pig pen and came here to cause trouble.
She lifted her feet...
Unfortunately, her ears started to itch.
She took out her ear pick and quickly picked out her ears.
She picked out her ears a few times and slowly took out the ear spoon, which had some earwax on it.
She picked out earwax with her hands.
When she picked it, she also pulled out her own ear.
She knelt down to find the ear spoon.
She turned over the straw and looked for it carefully.
Half an hour later, she found her ear spoon.
She picked up the ear pick, with a smile on her face.
She put her hands on her knees and whispered: Finally found it.
Her eyes saw two drops of dried blood on the straw.
She was very curious and continued to squat down.
She looked at the blood on the ground and called out: The blood on the straw is dry, there are only two drops of blood.
She frowned deeply and thought: Why are there two drops of blood here! Why are there only two drops of blood here!
She thought: Maybe it's a pig!
If it were a pig, it wouldn't shed just two drops of blood.
It could be a beast!
But no one has heard of any wild beasts coming to the village recently.
But obviously...
She had an idea, "Maybe it's Erfeng and Stone!"
She thought: Erfeng made a series of moves.
special! These days?
She nodded and said with a smile: That's it!
They didn't tell me about this, presumably because they had concerns, and I had to cooperate with them.
Besides, things are still unclear and I can't just rely on guesswork.
She went over to empty out the pig food and hurried home.
She walked into the living room and didn't see Erfeng and Shitou.
She picked up the bucket and walked towards the kitchen.
"Aunt Tang, you have been feeding the pigs for so long, and the sun has already risen so high." Shitou stayed outside and shouted:
"I don't know what's wrong with my stomach! I've been making trouble today. I won't tell you anymore. I have to go to the toilet." Xu Hongping stood at the outer door and replied:
She put down the bucket and ran outside in a hurry.
She rushed into her room and ran out holding a red blanket.
After a while, she ran into the pig pen.
She rolled out the red carpet on the den of the fifth pigsty.
Immediately, she put away the red carpet and said: Isn't this too obvious? It will cause them!
She hugged the blanket and tucked it into the straw beside her.
She patted the dust on her hands and said excitedly: Hit.
In an instant, she returned home and shouted: Shitou, Erfeng, we are going to the market!
Stone picked up the basket and said, "Here we come."
Erfeng took two steps back and called out: Shitou, please go ahead.
Shitou entered the living room and said: Aunt Tang, are we going to sell goods now, is it too late?
Xu Hongping continued: You don’t have to worry! The goods we sold today were not many, and they were sold out in just two shouts. Even if we can't sell them all, we can save them and sell them again in a few days.
Erfeng whispered: I'm sorry, Mom! During these two market trips, I didn't sew many handkerchiefs.
Xu Hongping replied: Your body is important.
Erfeng cursed: It's all my fault for these eyes.
Xu Hongping shouted: Shitou, put down the basket. We won't pick up the basket today.
Shitou said: These handkerchiefs are not for sale!
Xu Hongping said: There are only a few handkerchiefs, so you put them in bags.
"We are going shopping and you are carrying a basket - it is inconvenient." Xu Hongping continued:
Erfeng brought two bags over.
Shitou said: Sister Erfeng, please open the bag.
"Stone, I'll install it." Xu Hongping shouted:
After running all the way, Shitou and the others successfully reached the market.
Xu Hongping saw Shitou sweating profusely and holding two bags in his hands, and called out: Shitou, give me your bags!
Shitou replied: Just two bags! It doesn't weigh much.
Xu Hongping commented: You are sweating profusely!
Shitou argued: The weather is so hot! Anyone can sweat!
Xu Hongping glanced at the stall and shouted: Boss, I weigh 4 pounds of pears.
The boss said: The guest officer chooses by himself.
Xu Hongping picked a few pears and handed them to the boss.
As soon as the boss weighed it, he called out: Your Majesty's hand is really accurate, it's exactly 2 kilograms.
Xu Hongping took the pears and asked: Boss, how much is the total?
The boss responded: A total of 4 dollars.
Xu Hongping took 4 dollars and handed it to the boss.
Shi Shi picked up a pear, took a bite, and praised: This pear is very moist.
Xu Hongping handed Erfeng a pear and replied: This is called snow pear. Its characteristic is that it has a lot of water.
Erfeng stepped up and asked: Mom, where are we going to sell handkerchiefs?
Shitou pointed to the side and said: We will go there to sell handkerchiefs.
Xu Hongping responded: Is it possible there?
Shitou took a handkerchief and "waved it" in his hand, shouting: Selling handkerchiefs! Purely hand-sewn handkerchiefs, handkerchiefs costing two cents each, embroidered handkerchiefs, embroidered handkerchiefs, and all kinds of handkerchiefs. The quantity is limited today. Come and buy it!
"Boss, give me 4 embroidered handkerchiefs."
Erfeng took out four handkerchiefs and handed them to the guest officer.
The guest officer gave Shi Shi two cents.
"Boss, I want 6 handkerchiefs."
"Sister, what kind of handkerchief do you want?" Shitou asked:
The guest officer said: Your handkerchiefs are of good quality. I like all styles! I don’t care what style you choose!
Shitou smiled and said: Sister Erfeng, give this sister three embroidered handkerchiefs and three embroidered handkerchiefs.
Erfeng handed the guest officer six handkerchiefs.
"Boss, I want 4 handkerchiefs."
"Boss, I want 2 handkerchiefs."
"I want 6..."
Erfeng replied: I'm sorry, guest! There are only 2 handkerchiefs left here.
The guest officer said: Doesn’t this boss still have one in his hand?
Erfeng responded: "Including this one, there are only three."
The guest officer thought for a while and shouted: Give it to me together and I will give you two dollars.
Xu Hongping called out: "Three handkerchiefs, you pay 2 cents, isn't it expensive for you?"
The guest officer replied: It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. When I saw the words embroidered on the handkerchief, my heart became bright.
Erfeng muttered: Mom, look!
Xu Hongping called out: Erfeng, give your handkerchief to the guest officer.
Erfeng handed three handkerchiefs to the guest officer.
The guest officer handed Erfeng two coins.
Shitou took out two pears and handed them to the guest officer.
The guest officer smiled and said: I'm not thirsty, I'm not thirsty.
Shitou argued: Don't be polite, aunt! We are so sorry! If you eat a pear, we will feel better if we give you a handkerchief.
The guest officer joked: Young man, you have such a kind heart, you must be a good man who loves his wife.
"Auntie, you are joking." Shitou whispered:
"I'm sorry." The guest officer took the snow pear and walked forward.
Xu Hongping praised: Shitou, it's really yours. The factory shed hasn't even been erected yet, so you sold the handkerchief.
Shitou and Erfeng handed the money to Xu Hongping one after another.
Xu Hongping called out: Let's go buy groceries!
"Aunt Tang, what kind of vegetables should we buy?" Shitou asked:
Xu Hongping said: What food do you like to eat?
Shitou then asked: What kind of food will Aunt Tang buy? I will eat whatever food I want!
Xu Hongping said: I'm asking you.
Shitou responded: I'm not picky about food.
Xu Hongping replied: I'm going to buy fish, pork, and some side dishes.
Shitou shouted: "Aunt Tang, it's still so early today. Let's go shopping after buying groceries."
Xu Hongping replied: I won’t go. My old arms and legs would be better if I took one less step.
Another thing, the sun is so bright, I will go home after buying good things, and you can go shopping if you want.
However, you must take good care of Erfeng!
Erfeng called out: Shitou, the sun is so bright, I won't go shopping.
Shitou said: "You don't want to go, I don't want to go shopping alone."
Xu Hongping responded: If you two don’t go! You two and me go over there to buy groceries...
